Species Patiriella oliveri (Benham, 1911)
- Asterina oliveri Benham, W.B. 1911. Stellerids and echinids from the Kermadec Islands. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute 43: 140-163 figs 1-23 [147, fig. 6].
Type data:
Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown (whereabouts undetermined), east coast of Sunday Is., Kermadec Ils. - Patiriella nigra Clark, H.L. 1938. Echinoderms from Australia. An account of collections made in 1929 and 1932. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University 55: 1-596, figs 1-64, pls 1-28 [167, pl. 21(3-4)].
Type data:
Holotype MCZ 3311, Neds Beach, Lord Howe Is., Tasman Sea.
Paratype(s) AM J4439, Lord Howe Is.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Rowe, F.W.E. in Rowe, F.W.E. & Gates, J. 1995. Echinodermata. In, Wells, A. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 33. Melbourne : CSIRO Australia xiii 510 pp. [Date published 30 May 1995] (following comparison of a paratype (AM J4439) and nine other specimens of Patirella nigra Clark, 1938 from Lord Howe Is. with 22 specimens of Patiriella oliveri from Kermadec Ils)
Generic Combinations
- Patiriella oliveri (Benham, 1911). —
McKnight, D.G. 1968. Some echinoderms from the Kermadec Islands. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 2(3): 505-526 [511] (new combination)
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Lord Howe island; southwest Pacific Ocean. Low intertidal waters
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, inshore, marine, tropical.
General References
Clark, H.L. 1946. The echinoderm fauna of Australia. Its composition and its origin. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 566: 1-567 (as Patirella nigra H.L. Clark, 1938)
Dartnall, A.J. 1971. Australian sea stars of the genus Patiriella (Asteroidea: Asterinidae). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(1): 39-49 fig. 1 pls 3-4 (as Patriella nigra H.L. Clark, 1938)
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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15-Sep-2023 | ECHINODERMATA | 16-May-2024 | MODIFIED | Nish Nizar (NMV) |
15-Sep-2023 | 04-Dec-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
12-Feb-2010 | (import) |